Kartsonas Named Student-Athlete of the Week

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University graduate student pitcher Jack Kartsonas has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
 
The Pittsburgh native earned the win on Sunday against Texas Tech by throwing 7.0 scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory. He struck out seven and walked none while allowing just five hits.
 
This season, Kartsonas is 6-1, including 4-0 as a starter. He has 51 strikeouts in 44.0 innings and a team-low 1.84 ERA.
 
Kartsonas and the rest of the 12th-ranked Mountaineers will be back on Tuesday for the Backyard Brawl. First pitch from Charles L. Cost Field in Pittsburgh is set for 6 p.m.
 
This Week in Baseball: West Virginia is on the road for four games this week… the week begins with the second edition of the Backyard Brawl at Pitt on Tuesday at 6 p.m. … the Mountaineers will hit the road for a weekend series at Kansas State, May 9-11 … first pitch on Friday is set for 7 p.m. ET, Saturday for 5 p.m. ET, and Sunday for 2 p.m. ET.

Last Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers went 2-2 this past week … WVU fell to Marshall in Charleston, 7-6, on Wednesday before taking two of three against Texas Tech at home over the weekend … senior Kyle West hit a two home runs on the week  with one at Marshall and one against Texas Tech on Sunday … senior Grant Hussey and junior Skylar King both homered in a 6-4 loss in game one to the Red Raiders … in a 3-2 win in game two of a doubleheader on Saturday, junior Sam White drove in two runs .. senior Reese Bassinger threw 7.0 innings in relief while allowing two runs to improve to 6-0 on the season … in Sunday’s 5-0 win, graduate student Jack Kartsonas tossed 7.0 scoreless innings while striking out seven … junior Carson Estridge struck out three in two innings to close out the victory … senior Brodie Kresser drove in two runs while Hussey knocked in one.

Notes: In the latest polls, West Virginia sits at No. 4 in Perfect Game, No. 10 in NCBWA, No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 8 in Baseball America, No. 18 in The Athletic, and No. 16 by D1Baseball, which is recognized by the NCAA … the Mountaineers are 39-7 overall this season, the best in the country … WVU is in first place in the Big 12 at 18-4, three games ahead of Arizona State … the magic number to clinch the Big 12 for the Mountaineers is three with six games remaining … West hit his 50th collegiate home run on Sunday which was his 19th as a Mountaineer … the Mountaineers are one win away from matching a program record for wins in a season, set in 1994 and matched in 2023.

 

This week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers will host the last regular meet of the season on May 9-10 with the WVU Last Chance meet at the Track & Field Complex at Mylan Park in Morgantown.

 

Last week in Track and Field: West Virginia hosted the Stan Romanoksi Open on May 3 in Morgantown … the meet was highlighted by sophomore Lexi Lamb who slated a personal best time of 9:39.38, while claiming first place in the women’s 3,000 meters … additionally, freshman Joy Naukot took first in the 1,500 meters in her collegiate debut of the event with a time of 4:19.78.

 

This Week in Rowing: West Virginia will continue preparation for the upcoming Big 12 Championship on Sunday, May 18, in Sarasota, Florida. 

 

Last Week in Rowing: West Virginia competed with Duquesne and Robert Morris in Morgantown, West Virginia, on Saturday, May 3 on the Monongahela River. The Mountaineers launched a 1V8+, 2V8+, 1V4+, 2V4+ and 3V8+ boat.

 

This Week in Golf: Junior golfer Kaleb Wilson has been selected to compete as an individual at the NCAA Golf Regional in Amherst, Virginia, at Poplar Grove Golf Course from May 12-14 … Wilson, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, becomes the second NCAA individual qualifier in school history … in 2021, Mark Goetz became the first WVU golfer to qualify for an NCAA Regional and finished second … last year, Wilson competed at the NCAA Championship as part of WVU’s team qualification … Wilson will play 54 holes against nine other individuals in the regional … he low individual not on an advancing team from each of the six regional sites will advance to the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, in late May … last fall, Wilson won his first collegiate tournament at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational and was the only golfer to shoot under par in all three rounds (71-68-70=209) to finish -7.